An experimental glove treatment developed by researchers at Stanford University StanfordMed helped 58-year-old with Parkinson's run the NYC marathon. Just three months after his first treatment, Kanwar Bhutani says it has 'transformed' him.
The gloves deliver a pattern of vibrations that reset the nerves that misfire in people with Parkinson's disease.About 500,000 people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson's disease, a neurological condition where the patient struggles to control their movements, which can cause shaking, stiffness, balance problems and difficulty walking or talking,It most commonly affects people over 60, but up to 10% of patients start symptoms before 50.
In fact, after noticing that his Parkinson's patients’ symptoms subsided following a long, bumpy train journey to his office, neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot developed a vibrating chair in the 19th century. From there, other researchers created vibrating therapies and platforms over the years with inconclusive results.
Tass said his goal is not just to improve patients' lives but also to do so without the need for dozens of medications or invasive brain surgery. Bhutani said he’s been able to reduce the number of medications he needs to take from 25 to just two. Thousands of people have already applied to take part in the next Stanford Medicine trial. And Tass told TODAY that he hopes the gloves will be approved by the Food and Drug Administration and available for patients in about two years.Courtesy Kanwar Bhutani
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